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As a Jew: Reclaiming Our Story from Those Who Blame, Shame, and Try to Erase Us

by Hurwitz, Sarah

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Book Overview New York Times Bestseller Natan Notable Book Award Winner Rabbi Sacks Book Prize Finalist 75th National Jewish Book Awards Winner Publish...
  • New York Times Bestseller
  • Natan Notable Book Award Winner
  • Rabbi Sacks Book Prize Finalist
  • 75th National Jewish Book Awards Winner
  • Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2025, Religion
  • Honorable Mention, Religion News Service 10 Top Religion & Spirituality Books of 2025

 

An urgent exploration of how antisemitism has shaped Jewish identity and how Jews can reclaim their tradition, by the celebrated White House speechwriter and author of the critically acclaimed Here All Along.

At thirty-six, Sarah Hurwitz was a typical lapsed Jew. On a whim, she attended an introduction to Judaism class and was astonished by what she discovered: thousands of years of wisdom from her ancestors about what it means to be human. That class sparked a journey of discovery that transformed her life.

Years later, as Hurwitz wrestled with what it means to be Jewish at a time of rising antisemitism, she wondered:

 

  • Where had the Judaism she discovered as an adult been all her life?
  • Why hadn't she seen the beauty and depth of her tradition in those dull synagogue services and Hebrew school classes she'd endured as a kid?
  • And why had her Jewish identity consisted of a series of caveats and apologies

 

Seeking answers, she went back through time to discover how hateful myths about Jewish power, depravity, and conspiracy have worn a neural groove deep into the world's psyche, shaping not just how others think about Jews, but how Jews think about themselves. She soon realized that the Jewish identity she'd thought was freely chosen was actually the result of thousands of years of antisemitism and two centuries of Jews erasing parts of themselves and their tradition in the hope of being accepted and safe.

In As a Jew, Hurwitz documents her quest to take back her Jewish identity, how she stripped away the layers of antisemitic lies that made her recoil from her own birthright and unearthed the treasures of Jewish tradition. With antisemitism raging worldwide, Hurwitz's defiant account of reclaiming the Jewish story and learning to live as a Jew, without apology, has never been timelier or more necessary.

Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 320 | Language: English | Publisher: HARPER ONE | ISBN: 0063374978
FormatHardcover
Pages320
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0063374978
EAN9780063374973
PublisherHARPER ONE
Publication Date2025-09-09
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight0.96 Pounds
Length9.29 Inches
Width6.37 Inches
Height1.01 Inches
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